Eswatini vs Latin America & Caribbean: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female

Eswatini
69.3%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
61.6%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
33rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female over time

  • Eswatini
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 69.3% against 61.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Eswatini ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 82 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 57.6% 60.3% 2.7% Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 58.6% 61.3% 2.7% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 65.0% 61.4% 3.6% Eswatini
2010s 69.3% 61.2% 8.1% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, Eswatini or Latin America & Caribbean?
Eswatini, at 69.3% against 61.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Eswatini and Latin America & Caribbean?
7.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Latin America & Caribbean?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Eswatini and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
Eswatini ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.